Telegram-herald., 1887-11-27

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h tls f1olniaE
b. "a eFro
ieast 81 "a 20.
te&a 81 eAes.
Iczzt 81 -n as Il the morn.aS;
lea- Fel -Ia .
cas- 3 gef en
alat - s1l ap az aaaag
RsVels Is sGeeseasd ~ Profasion of
eals a. shart nfervs there is u4ess eali.
s1In8o1.zE tss esfl-nzss-s 81 ga e.fsts eiviA-
z<E.on - slsir msrniay ccnee, bread asd
meas tnere . silk or ssirgeons cal, when
!. Ha4k aad aiag repair - the pest hos-
plral Tor trea. s--us y tae poar saEbores;
are = stable caib a. Nhion fhe cavalry
somPaay m4rCtes - coigIan of fcgrs - tle
eavsirY corral roc the aicFsling grooming
aaa fs-sinz Tbs sight. repeated each sue
ees.iBz nsrriag. els the heart u ths
''douznsoy fsst ssllier Ul0 is exempt tom
such duty, Nilh delight
rAs water wagon, drawn by six mu'es, ap-
pear. and he barrels staniing 40 your door
ere lliei elll a fas gsi.sss soiltion 0f earth,
rcpulariY supposed ~ - water We ara
quite prinl.lss here. no elaborate system ~
water works a prov slesi f0r as ihe wagon Is
fLiiai &C TIE ltsis stream thst runs ya-E the
post. ant s. thence drasn lrectiy % your
door. Af,sr staining twenty -cour heuls Ia
the taFreIs the as.iilr.It settles Ia a de.ree.
- that fhs water = quite svas.aoie for wash
M pufposss. Ba1 tor drinksag. system of
straIniag, ol.lihs and 1ite>.g MAKES it none
TOO pure aad clear s1n, sucA as il a, We
eso q aad are thankful It's no worse.
1ne hour for guard mounting has now
come. Ihs reTlmrntal band IS stationed
here, and very good band ir Is With
Out st sxisfence would tecoms stfll more
nearly Vaaeas slaie tnan A. present. 10 plays
zach morning "a gaard mounting, has band
practice for az hour alterward. plays agaln at
retreat parade. f2vors Us with a concert
every SUNDAY afternoon and furnishes Inusic
Tor ths hops gotten up weekly By the
restless subalteFuz After guard mounting
there Is an Informal gathering Of the officers
Of the command &c the little one story adobe
digaiaed 5y tAs name Of the administration
building" considerable cf a title for 50 snail
and aagr-tentiors a structure % stagger BE-
Meath. Here ws and the colonel in command,
with tho sdlutaat aud the quartsrnaster Of
his regiment 6rst hcateaAnts, selected
fer their special fitness for these positions Of
respnabuiey Here IS The gray headed cap
tain of the single iafaatry company at the
post-a man who entered the service before
you were OUT of s~addling clothes, SIR, and
Who thiRSs ais gray hairs entitled 70 con
siderable respect for bis long and most excel
lrnt servire. Here. too, are both OF his
hsutrnaa.s, 6ery youths chadng because
promotion IS - deuced liow Here. also, are
the three ofiiccrs u the cavalry contingent,
gorgeous with uniformly hFse yellow shoul-
der straps and bread yeliovr strips. Their
sggre~siyely haring fAciE-ss contrast glarins-
lv with the modest aud uraSsumiRg blue and
whiEs Of Their i2fantry sxs-ISsn.
Here an hour Is pasSed, chatting Of the
events OF the day. discussing orders. or scan
uing the papers brought IN Dy the scldier
NAL carrier from the railway station nine
miles away From the administration build
ing tie ofiicers scatter to wherever the day
may havs in store for thsEn- The captains
e 90 inspect their comrany quarters and
kitchens; the heutenants, devoid OF such re-
sponsibihties. saunter TO their own quarters
or W tae officers nc 70 the cOloaeis, where
the badies srsgathsred. ard pass some Little
tinsc there n sociai caat
An, bouevbr. retire % their own quarters
b~fore he arn s very high Ia the heavens. In
this h0t southern climate nothing Is done
through the day The orderly has carried
the various orders over the post before 70
O'Clock. the -hcro" q horses Of the cavalry
y
afford thea a welcome shaae and the running
stream qreachss their tsirst shs parade
ground. sparsely patched with ciumps OF
xrsss. presents = st.sdy. tiresome glare, the
garrison lsS ha1ss hmply against the staff
the very staT. leaning from he perpendicu-
hr. sprears overcome by the extreme seat
no siga q faf.4 : ixESk< save for the lizards
daralfe riouf trfsr tAs direct rays OF the
ma. it IS iasua '-aaiT4 grspeakabiy hot.
Wltaia doors. Ia iaskt.s 4 roesas, the hog.ers
ofthh lftie rost pas thc hot, weary hours as
best they riav. ocRQ rvsa, some steep. IN
tat. Us9ona Toe astsEtsaas of the post slt-
tlsr's rard room an1 green covered table,
scsrcelY anything prset .esh.s remains but
r~aliinx and sleepIrg TIE chief end II man
here seems 90 ns 90 pass the hours Of exile "a
comfortably a. ressl1io, a1d 50 We Ord TIE
r~.-ssari-v sriaii uhrsr of ne reading 81
E-crs hlft uith tar works gt standard ca.
tacfs. whereby ths teairrn a tlase long. List
iess hours rsy te bezuied
- rassss fhs ss7. til tSs lenrthsnine
shadows ssnouv taa acpr,sch of sunset
TIE b1ric sounds the cal for dress parsde
dccrs 81 auelrefs ere cnsHoa wide ard from
tlien the ladies. la coel. frfsb toilets. issU.
frrth to a,tre tho rere0ess and by their
presence t-rI tr8ce to tae zrls Ihe oficer.
i-ia treir cnse.sies. the short line of troops
h f7rf-e8 End thr fsiiy refrat parade. tbs
ssis -polnp ard cireu1usfeil-e la which ou
L.sls pos5 il iulrrs. rroceats sr1nrtiT t1
ciosa. Ths paracs closes tte faT. tao bu-'.
seunsls ratreat, TIE dax is lowered snd socr
a. ths ~ltlF satlerin- dlrkaes may Il
ss-sn tse Arms ct the scnf neis vaI.l1- the.'
snlitzry beats. secp pag = wary iookout fol
frs.s agrsl hrficsl snd actaal
TIE san has gone to ress bohtnd thr jsgrst
western ulonnsaius tlat fr-ra their arr-
hei-hts icck dowu urrn us. and tae riser
uloon foc,s The scene win her sitvery iight
Ah the brilliant southern s1conhrht is -
y,nd al csulpars sut hark there's = lf-l
strain ia thc lir rising ~ rs high-st ~ q
snd lalling. 9in- away again la 4olt. bona
drawn ca,ianccs favaiuusarIlT ynu hush Z
lisfs.n Tars rts last -a8 ~ he dav
Those ur,t.ss. 81 ,,ften souasiesi rlsuruf.fuv "a
srisi plaia ana IN inrz rssirs avsr tie lionel,
x-1ve e sfs f4.iea rofnratfe. nrsv hr.athe .
farewell ~ day tf rsrr rtt ana rith u.
ltsf rctss tse windows ef tte ie1e. io,v ssr
racks heeerue aarsenet silence trocsis a. q
- srd zaFe Ger ere wafchfgl scrf' rel carirs
ire can6nrs ~ Sac rcrt tns Garrison s.eepS =
Carl Erater Ia SEW Ksrk Times
WutipF Arsenr fbe Rers.
Ths tors sn ara Erg. .ish RI 'r7n sair IN ~
Ner~e~ narniei recently. and f1r evers
hours rpro En- egsss-sien ~ tte Sso rhe'
s.7,ass.l else ftrai.ara ard dia grrat ses
II .ianssze sf.sf whira seventeen ~ th
-or~s rinq 'ss3ef-s iceserri haat saa esc,ra.
., fha Shore <are ef s1erl wers fscalst AZ "A